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You’ve chosen your niche and a domain name for your site and in this update
you’re going to set up your website so it’s live and ready for content.
I’ve made a copy of the foundation of my own website with the basic plugins
I use already installed and configured.
If you already have WordPress installed on your domain AND you have
published content that you want to keep DO NOT install these files.
Instead, you can install the theme I’m using (I’m using the free
version): https://wordpress.org/themes/kadence/
The following instructions are for installing the Adsense site files on a domain
that does NOT already have WordPress installed.
Once the files are installed you’ll have a complete site ready for your content
including WordPress, WordPress settings, plugins, plugin settings, theme, and
theme settings.
To install the files and complete everything in this PDF you can either:
1. Watch the video showing how to install the site files and then jump
ahead to the Replace All URL References section
OR
2. Read through all the installation steps in this PDF
If you’ve decided to watch the video tutorial to guide you through the
installation you can find the video link below.
If you’ve decided to read through the installation instructions start here and
continue through to the very end of this PDF.
Before we get started – some hosting accounts have dashboards that look
very different from the screens below. You may need to poke around in your
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dashboard to find the same features as shown in these screenshots. For
example, some hosting plans have an Advanced tab where you can find the
option to create a database or see your File Manager screen.
Before you can run the installer, you need to create a blank SQL database and
user for your new site.
To do this:
3. In the Create a New Database section, enter a name for your new
database – you can use letters or numbers:
You next need to create a User and connect that user to your new
database.
6. You should see a screen confirming creation of the user. Click the
option to Go Back to the previous screen.
To do this:
3. On the Manage User Privileges screen check the box for ALL privileges
and then click the Make Changes button:
4. Once the change has been made click the Go Back button if you see
that on your screen
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Upload the 2 Files
You have one half of your site ready to go – the database– but now you need
the other half – the WordPress files and folders.
To do this:
3. Check any box to see hidden files, if there is one and click the Submit
button:
8. Click the Browse button again to upload the .zip file that starts
with “adsensesite…”
9. Go back to File Manager and your root directory should look like this
but with the adsensesite zip file name instead of the
azonbreeze_wordpress zip folder:
15. If everything is green, click the Next button – if it’s not green double
check the information you entered for Host, Database, User, and
Password and make sure it’s correct. Read any notices and make
any necessary corrections until the test shows that everything has
passed.
17. On step 3 of 4 put the name of your site in the Title field (the screen
may look a little different with the site name on the top line – that’s
okay – just fill in that space with your site name wherever it’s located
– capitalize words and put spaces in between words):
19. Click the Admin Login button – NOTE: this should bring up the
WordPress login screen but if you get a blank screen then change the
URL in your browser to yourdomain.com/wp-admin:
NOTE: If you receive a collation error when trying to install the files, refer
to this FAQ page for a solution:
https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/faqs-tech/#faq-installer-
110-q – if the installation failed for ANY OTHER reason go here: FAQ
Section)
You’ll want to remove the installation files from your site so that they can’t be
run again.
To do this:
1. Click the “Take me there now!” link in the message at the top of your
WordPress dashboard:
3. When that is done running, click the Clear Build Cache button:
Some of the files that come with the site will still reference my domain used
to build these files and you need to change those references to your own
domain.
To do this:
4. When the process is complete you should see a message at the top
showing how many changes were made (your number may be
different than the example image and that’s okay!):
You may want to change the username and password for your site rather than
use the default username and password.
To do this:
2. Complete the fields showing in the image below making sure to choose
Administrator as the role (otherwise that user can’t use all the features
in the WordPress dashboard) and click the Add New User button:
Now you should only be able to log in with the new username and password.
Using the files I provided to set up your WordPress site accomplished several
things:
• Installed WordPress
• Installed the theme I’m using for my Adsense site
• Installed the basic plugins I use with this kind of site with MOST Of them
already configured with the proper settings
• Added code to the site’s htaccess file to use webp images
• Created an About page, a Privacy Policy page, and a Contact Page
• Included a plugin to cover the EU cookie disclosure requirement
• Included a default favicon for your site that would work with most sites
and niches
a. Go to SEO/Search Appearance
b. Make sure you’re in the General tab for Search
Appearance
a. Go to Settings/General in WordPress:
b. Make sure your site name shows in the Site Title field
AND include a short description of your site in the
Tagline field:
a. Go to Security/Settings
b. Click the Configure Settings button for the Global
Settings box
c. Scroll down to the Lockout White List section and click
the button to add your IP address to the whitelist
d. Save the changes
These file installations can be tricky and can fail for a variety of reasons. Be
assured, I’ve yet to run into a host where I can’t get the files installed so if
you have any issues that can’t be resolved with the information below please
contact me at Erica@extremereviewer.com.
Here is a list of common issues you might run into installing the files:
1. You left the setting for Host name as “localhost” but your hosting
account uses unique host names. If you go to MySQL Databases in your
hosting account and look for a host or server name. Try pasting that
information into the Host name field in the installation screen instead of
leaving it as “localhost”.
2. The database name, username, or password was incorrect as entered
into the installation screen. Try running through the steps again and
double check that all of those fields are correct.
3. Your hosting company automatically installed WordPress on your
domain. If you have no existing content in that WordPress installation
you can delete all of the files in your site’s root directory in File Manager
and try the installation process again.
4. In trying to run the installation again, you’re bumping up against data
that was partially loaded during a previous, failed installation. Try
starting over entirely by deleting anything in your site’s root directory
in File Manager, creating a brand new database, a new user, and a new
password and run the installation again.
5. You can log into your site but your home page doesn’t work. Some
hosting companies put a default.html page in the root directory of a new
site automatically. This default.html gets picked up as the home page.
To check, go to http/YOURDOMAIN.com/about/. If that page of the site
comes up then you may have this issue. Check your site’s root directory
in File Manager to see if there is such a file. If so, delete it.
Your tasks:
If you need to contact me during the 30 day program because you have a
question or have not received your emails:
• Email ericadesertpond@gmail.com
• Email: ericastone@desertpond.com
Sincerely,
Erica Stone